Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for the invitation to return to the committee.
I appeared in person on May 11, and I was before the fisheries committee yesterday. I would have remained in Ottawa, but I had an obligation here today, so I am glad to be able to attend virtually.
I do not have an opening statement, because I provided one on the 11th and I won't bore you with another.
I think it's safe to say, by way of background, that I'm a former deputy commissioner of the RCMP and of Correctional Services Canada. Our Vancouver Anti-Corruption Institute is an NGO located at the University of British Columbia.
On May 11, I spoke about the possibility of a registry of foreign agents and some factors the government would want to take into consideration when creating such a registry, principally around the issue of transparency.
I also talked about money laundering, which is really my area of specialization, and the issue about following the money. I drew a parallel between dirty money entering the election process and dirty money being used for terrorism. It's really a case of what resources we have and what tools we have to investigate matters such as this.
I've also had the benefit of listening to your previous two witnesses in the past hour, and I am somewhat familiar with the conversation that took place.
Thank you very much. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.